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...a plaques. Cholesterol is transported in the blood united with a series of particles called lipoprotens. One component of lipoprotens is sphingomieline, a sphingolipid. Often the oxidative changes of the chemical structures of these sphingolipids are what make these molecules more atherogenic - they can tra...Looking to a new era in bee research
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...nformation by activating neural networks in a more united and thus more optimal fashion. Other studies in this volume look at music's positive effects on health and immunity, how music is processed in the brain, the interplay between language and music, and the relationship between our emotions and music....Cure found for Huntington disease in mice offers hope for treatment in humans
...a national network of volunteers and professionals united in the fight against HD, echoed this sentiment. "This ground-breaking research provides great hope for the Huntington community", said Don Lamont, the Society's CEO and Executive Director. "This research brings us closer to treatment and ultimately a...Explore frontiers of science at June 7 congressional exhibition
...NSF) is an alliance of more than 100 organizations united by a concern for the future vitality of the national science, mathematics, and engineering enterprise. CNSF supports the goal of increasing the national investment in the National Science Foundation's research and education programs in response to th......the brain. Recording the activity patterns of the united cell structure of an intact mammalian brain tissue represents a significant technological breakthrough. Employing the new technique, the biophysicists working under the direction of Peter Fromherz were able to visualize the influence of pharmaceutica...Anti-evolutionism in AmericaWhat's ahead?
...nal Institute on Aging, "is to set the basis for a united effort of the scientific community, allied with the religious, educational and business sectors, to educate the public about the different but complementary roles of science and religion. We want to improve the teaching of science in our public schoo...Retinol for combating leukemia cells
... in the womb of a mother, at first the fingers are united by a membrane. This membrane has to disappear and, so, the cells thereof have to die off so that the hands may develop correctly. This cellular death is programmed in the embryo genes and has a concrete function. This is apoptosis. All cells, in fact...Bionic fiction becomes science fact
...a leading the development of the hand, the project united researchers from Germany, Spain, Italy and Denmark. So far, the project is racking up an impressive list of achievements. It has a complete, fully sensitised five-fingered hand. The CYBERHAND prototype has 16 Degrees of Freedom (DoFs) made possible b...The dynamic personalities of proteins reveal key traits
...fell in 1989 and later professional basketball for united Germany. The research involved NMR studies of the enzyme cyclophilin A, a highly conserved protein found in all organisms from yeast to the human body, and which is involved in HIV replication in humans. Elucidating the role that cyclophilin A plays ...Scientists get look at genes' defensive playbook
...archers are part of a national group of scientists united by a five-year, $37 million "glue grant" from the NIGMS. Glue grants bring together scientists from diverse fields -- in this case surgery, critical care medicine, genomics, bioinformatics, immunology and computational biology -- to solve problems in...Scientific societies support teaching evolution
... of scientific societies and institutions that are united on this matter. As early as 2002, the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unanimously passed a resolution critical of teaching intelligent design in public schools. The intelligent design/creationist m...The World Congress of Nephrology 26-30 June 2005, Singapore
...multidisciplinary flavor the WCN 2005 successfully united nephrologists, cardiologists, diabetologists, researchers and healthcare workers spanning every continent all with very different views on nephrology and the treatment of kidney disease....The wonders of science on display at June 21 congressional exhibition
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...akes a human a human? What features originally united us? The answers lie deep in the past, some 18 million years ago, when the last common ancestor of humans and apes was a creature known as Proconsul. By modern standards neither an ape nor a hominid, Proconsul tells us where we all began. Part advent...Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes
...on the planet. It is made up of units of D-glucose united by means of glycosidic links that form long polymer chains. The breaking down by live organisms takes place through the action of three types of enzymes: endogluconases, cellobiohydrolases y b-glucosidases. All these, necessary for the complete break...